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West Des Moines Crime Rate Report (Iowa)

West Des Moines crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 24 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in West Des Moines for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for West Des Moines in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 55.58% and the city property crime rate in West Des Moines was lower than the national property crime rate average by 0.83%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in West Des Moines was lower than the violent crime rate in Iowa by 37.78% and the city property crime rate in West Des Moines was higher than the property crime rate in Iowa by 29.9%.

Property and Violent Crime
West Des Moines Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
West Des Moines Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

West Des Moines Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault89
Arson2
Burglary98
Larceny and Theft958
Motor Vehicle Theft84
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape15
Robbery5
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,203
Property Crime1,140
Violent Crime109
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault95
Arson5
Burglary82
Larceny and Theft975
Motor Vehicle Theft107
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape20
Robbery11
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,227
Property Crime1,164
Violent Crime126

Property and Violent Crime Totals

West Des Moines Property Crime

West Des Moines Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

West Des Moines Crime 2025

West Des Moines Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

West Des Moines Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

West Des Moines Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this West Des Moines, Iowa crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the West Des Moines crime report data for 2026 was projected from 24 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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